Lower Rio Grande WDA
TX · 2 counties · 111 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 12,025
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 63.7%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $5,474
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 1.7%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 28,161 | 69.6% | $4,537 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| PY2022 | 194 | 64.6% | $8,185 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| PY2024Q2 | 12,025 | 63.7% | $5,474 | 1.7% | -17.4% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $7,218
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $5,960
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -17.4%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 3,898
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 41
- Under 25
- 15.4%
- 25-44
- 43.6%
- 45+
- 41.0%
- Male
- 52.3%
- Female
- 47.1%
81.7% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 683 |
| Healthcare | 653 |
| Hospitality & Food | 613 |
| Retail Trade | 337 |
| Retail Trade | 284 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 111
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 10,976
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 25
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 2,480
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Glen Children's Home | Raymondville | 424 | 2025-11-17 | 2025-09-18 |
| Southwest Key Programs, Inc. | Weslaco | 93 | 2025-10-05 | 2025-07-31 |
| Southwest Key Programs, Inc. (Casa Oasis) | McAllen | 128 | 2025-10-05 | 2025-07-31 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 5 | 2025-09-01 | 2025-07-10 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 66 | 2025-09-01 | 2025-07-10 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 66 | 2025-09-01 | 2025-07-10 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Raymondville | 166 | 2025-08-31 | 2025-06-24 |
| International Paper | McAllen | 5 | 2025-05-09 | 2025-05-14 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 64 | 2025-05-09 | 2025-05-14 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 63 | 2025-05-09 | 2025-05-14 |
| Centerra (Constellis, LLC) | McAllen | 23 | 2025-03-07 | 2025-03-11 |
| De La Paz Cleaning and Rental Services, LLC (Donna) | Donna | 125 | 2025-03-07 | 2025-03-11 |
| LUKE Holding Inc. | Donna | 201 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-03-05 |
| MVM, Inc. (McAllen) | McAllen | 132 | 2025-03-18 | 2025-02-26 |
| 99 Cents Only | McAllen | 20 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-04 |
| Stanley Black & Decker | Mission | 127 | 2024-05-10 | 2024-03-14 |
| Regal Rexnord | Mission | 78 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-08-03 |
| David's Bridal | McAllen | 31 | 2023-07-17 | 2023-07-17 |
| Master Brand Home Products | Weslaco | 109 | 2022-05-06 | 2022-03-08 |
| Cognosante | McAllen | 84 | 2022-04-18 | 2022-02-15 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Raymondville | 186 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-07-27 |
| Art Asset | Weslaco | 2 | 2021-04-23 | 2021-04-26 |
| Furr's Fresh Buffet-McAllen | McAllen | 71 | 2021-06-04 | 2021-03-31 |
| Wonderful Citrus Packing, LLC | Mission | 141 | 2021-03-04 | 2021-03-05 |
| Relyant Global, LLC | San Juan | 70 | 2021-05-07 | 2021-03-02 |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - McAllen | McAllen | 52 | 2020-12-30 | 2020-10-28 |
| P.F. Chang's | McAllen | 75 | 2020-03-01 | 2020-09-17 |
| Live Nation Entertainment | Pharr | 253 | 2020-05-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | McAllen | 137 | 2020-07-26 | 2020-08-05 |
| General Electric | McAllen | 257 | 2020-06-12 | 2020-06-01 |
| Cinemark | Edinburg | 64 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Cinemark | Pharr | 54 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Main Place 6 | McAllen | 17 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Movies 10 Weslaco | Weslaco | 32 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Movies 17 | McAllen | 28 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen 34 | Pharr | 201 | 2020-03-25 | 2020-03-26 |
| Tinseltown Mission | Mission | 23 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Hooters | McAllen | 50 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-23 |
| DHL | McAllen | 108 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-01-02 |
| Superior Foods | McAllen | 118 | 2017-10-31 | 2017-08-25 |
| CoreCivic-Willacy State Jail | Raymondville | 157 | 2017-08-31 | 2017-07-03 |
| LifeCare Hospitals of S. TX-N. Jackson | McAllen | 166 | 2017-05-18 | 2017-05-12 |
| LifeCare Hospitals of S. TX-South M St. | McAllen | 39 | 2017-05-18 | 2017-05-12 |
| Walmart | Raymondville | 149 | 2016-04-15 | 2016-01-15 |
| Sears | McAllen | 132 | 2015-11-01 | 2015-06-19 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Raymondville | 337 | 2015-02-27 | 2015-03-02 |
| Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.-Pharr | Pharr | 281 | 2015-04-30 | 2015-02-24 |
| Penncro Associates, Inc. | McAllen | 125 | 2014-05-09 | 2014-05-02 |
| Valley Therapy Cener | McAllen | 0 | 2014-02-01 | 2014-01-15 |
| International Paper | Edinburg | 105 | 2013-09-20 | 2013-07-24 |
Showing 50 most recent of 111 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Hidalgo County, TX · Willacy County, TX
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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